White Gold grows Yukon resource base
White Gold (TSXV: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) reported an 18.5% rise in inferred and a 4.3% increase in indicated resources at its Yukon project, conceived by co-founder and veteran prospector Shawn…
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B.C. creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation into two: Mining and Critical Minerals and Energy and Climate Solutions, to fast-track…
Permitting delays impact BC projects valued at $38B, AME says
British Columbia’s exploration sector has over 60 critical mineral projects waiting for permits. It’s a $38-billion pileup of economic opportunities, some waiting indefinitely, Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) president and…
Ecuador court gives green light for Silvercorp, Salazar’s El Domo project
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) and partner Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) can now build the Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador it acquired in July after clearing a legal…
B2Gold hits bonanza gold at Goose; eyes extended mine life in Nunavut
Drill results from B2Gold’s (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) Goose project in Nunavut, which is under construction and expected to yield first gold next year, may point to a longer mine…
Exploration spending to stay flat despite Trump pledges, strong gold prices, S&P says
The amount spent to find new mineral sources may grow little next year, even if gold prices continue their record run and President-elect Donald Trump cuts red tape, according to…
Newcore cuts best gold grades yet at Enchi project in Ghana
Drilling at Newcore Gold’s (TSXV: NCAU, US-OTC: NCAUF) Enchi project in Ghana has returned the highest-grade gold intercepts in its 10-year history, the company said Wednesday. Hole KBRC301 cut 1…
Mineral Resources halts Bald Hill mine in Australia amid lithium price rout
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), which is rallying from a governance probe involving its founder and former CEO Chris Ellison, will shut its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia immediately due…
Osisko Development’s Cariboo gold project faces legal threat as Xatśūll demand consent
The Xatśūll First Nation may sue the British Columbia government and Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV; NYSE: ODV) if its concerns aren’t addressed in the permitting process for the Cariboo gold…
Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year
Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer at Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), has been named The Northern Miner’s first Operator of the Year. The honour, which will be awarded…
American Pacific drills hit high-grade copper-zinc at Palmer as it preps for resource update
The last batch of drill results from American Pacific Mining’s (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) Palmer copper-zinc project in southeast Alaska returned broad copper and zinc intercepts, finding the deposit’s high-grade…
Red Canyon drilling confirms Kendal copper-moly discovery in BC
Shares in Red Canyon Resources (CSE: REDC; US-OTC: REDRF) increased by almost 15%, or 2.5¢, on Tuesday after confirming a copper-molybdenum discovery from drilling on its Kendal project in British…